(MENAFN- AzerNews) Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, Khazar Farhadov has said
that direct flights between Baku and Sialkot are likely to start
soon, which is likely to increase mutual business relations between
the two countries.
According to Azernews , the Ambassador of
Azerbaijan to Pakistan, Khazar Farhadov said this in a meeting with
the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Commerce and Industry, Adnan
Jalil on Sunday.
The Ambassador said that direct flights between the Azerbaijan
city of Baku and the city of Sialkot in Pakistan will be started in
the next two months, which will strengthen the connection of this
big industrial city of Pakistan with Azerbaijan.
He said that earlier weekly flights have been started between
Lahore and Baku in Pakistan, which are continuing successfully and
these connections are extremely important for the strengthening of
economic and trade relations.
The Ambassador said that he is in constant contact with the
business community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and he has visited
Peshawar Chamber of Commerce several times.
He said that Peshawar is an important city from an economic and
historical point of view, which has historical relations with
Azerbaijan and Central Asian states. He said that the city of
Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a very important role in trade
with Central Asian countries and Azerbaijan.
He said that Peshawar and Azerbaijan have similarities in
culture and food, which can make the historical relationship
between the two regions more sustainable in the present era.
He said that in the year 2022, 53,000 people visited Azerbaijan
from Pakistan, which can be used to assess the mutual relations
between the people of the two countries.
The ambassador expressed the hope that the number of people
going to Azerbaijan from Pakistan will increase in this year 2023.
He said that he will play his full role to increase the economic
and trade relations between Azerbaijan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The envoy of Azerbaijan said that tourism between the two
regions cannot be excluded, which will increase the relations
between the two regions.
He said that the private sector, including the chamber of
commerce, will play an important role in the economic and trade
relations between Pakistan and Azerbaijan and the business
community of Peshawar is preparing to play its role in this
regard.
On this occasion, the provincial minister of commerce and
industry Adnan Jalil invited the ambassador of Azerbaijan to come
and discuss investment and trade relations with the business
community.
He said that he will soon lead a trade delegation to Azerbaijan.
He said that Azerbaijan and Pakistan have extensive cooperation
opportunities in various fields including textile and agriculture
and industry and trade.
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